Medicare Agency To End Advance Payments Following UnitedHealth Cyberattack
Medicare Agency To End Advance Payments Following UnitedHealth Cyberattack
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it plans to close the advance payments program, which has started to help some Medicare providers and suppliers affected by disruptions at UnitedHealth Group Inc's (NYSE:UNH) Change Healthcare technology unit.
週一，醫療保險與醫療補助服務中心（CMS）表示計劃關閉先期支付計劃，該計劃已開始幫助一些因聯合健康集團（紐交所：UNH）Change Healthcare技術部門受到影響的醫保提供商和供應商。
It launched the payments program in March after a hack at Change Healthcare in February by a group called ALPHV, also known as "BlackCat," disrupted medical insurance payments across the United States.
該支付計劃在二月由一群名爲ALPHV或“黑貓”的組織發動的一次黑客攻擊導致美國全境的醫療保險支付受到干擾之後在三月啓動。
CMS said that after July 12, the agency will no longer accept new applications for accelerated or advance payments.
CMS表示，從7月12日起，該機構將不再接受新的加速或先期付款申請。
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The CMS program has issued accelerated payments to over 4,200 Part A providers, such as hospitals, totaling more than $2.55 billion.
該CMS計劃已向超過4,200個A部分服務提供商（如醫院）發放了加速支付，總額超過25.5億美元。
CMS also issued 4,722 advance payments, totaling more than $717.18 million, to Part B suppliers, including doctors, non-physician practitioners, and durable medical equipment suppliers.
CMS還向B部分供應商（包括醫生、非醫師從業人員和耐用醫療設備供應商）發放了4,722筆先期支付，總額超過7.1718億美元。
CMS said it has already recovered over 96% of these payments, and suppliers and service providers are now successfully billing Medicare.
CMS表示已經收回了96%以上的這些支付，現在供應商和服務提供商已經成功向醫保提交了賬單。
CMS added that any service providers or suppliers having difficulty billing or receiving payment should contact Change Healthcare, which is owned by UnitedHealth.
CMS補充說，任何有困難提交賬單或收到付款的服務提供商或供應商都應聯繫聯合健康旗下的Change Healthcare。
In May, UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty reassured a U.S. Senate panel that the company's recent troubles do not threaten the broader economy.
五月份，聯合健康首席執行官安德魯·威蒂向美國參議院委員會保證，公司最近的麻煩不會威脅到更廣泛的經濟。
UnitedHealth has provided over $6 billion in advance funding and interest-free loans to support care providers impacted by the cyberattack.
聯合健康已經提供超過60億美元的預付款和無息貸款，以支持受網絡攻擊影響的醫療服務提供商。
Also Read: After UnitedHealth Cyberattack, Drug Distributor Cencora Notifies Americans' Health Information Stolen In Data Breach In February
閱讀更多：聯合健康網絡攻擊後，藥品分銷公司Cencora通知美國人的健康信息在二月遭到數據泄露
Price Action: UNH shares are down 0.37% at $487.38 at last check Tuesday.
價格走勢：截至最近一次查看，紐交所（NYSE）聯合健康股價下跌0.37%，報487.38美元。
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